Eric Florack on February 12th, 2008

John Hawkins, over at Right Wing News, looks at the list of possible VP’s that McCain is likely to chose from. Some interesting choices.  It’s my view that who he picks, in the end will matter only as

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Eric Florack on February 10th, 2008

Me in email just now:

I don’t see it as those working against McCain as the ones selling out. Indeed, I see a vote for McCain as selling out both the party and the country. I fail utterly, to see

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Yes, Civil war in both parties seems likely to me.

The usual suspects are already complaining about civil war happening in the Democratic Party…. Frank Rich, at the New York Times, for example, perhaps without intending to, marks the

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Eric Florack on February 9th, 2008

Jeanne Cummings over at The Politico:

John McCainWith John McCain poised to win the Republican nomination, Democrats are already gathering ammunition to use against him in the general election.In more than a few instances, the best fodder has been provided by

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Eric Florack on February 8th, 2008

Someone at Fox posted these yesterday, so I’ll pass them along.

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And here’s the text.

First off, even absent any other source material, it sounds to me like the place is packed with McCain supporters. But add

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davidl on February 8th, 2008

The debate, ladies before gentlemen;

Agan, Laure Ingraham, via Allah Pundit, Hot Air,.

Fer Tom Colburn, via Allah Pundit, Hot Air fer:

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My two cents:   

As to Laura, I love what she said.   Draft  Ingraham – 2012 

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Eric Florack on February 7th, 2008

Fox News:

Mitt Romney told a conservative group briefly stunned silent by the news that he is suspending his bid for the Republican presidential nomination.During his speech to the Conservative Political Action Conference on Thursday, Romney said if he prolonged

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Eric Florack on February 7th, 2008

Henke, this monring:

In light of the possibility that a Democrat could win the Presidency in November, giving them control of the White House and both houses of Congress, it’s worth pointing out what Democratic Party Chairman Howard Dean said

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davidl on February 6th, 2008

The weather outside is frightful.   Good day to be a duck.

Mitt Romney:   I voted for Mitt.  He would make a good president.   Sad to say, Romney is just one horrible candidate, a modern day Jack Kemp.   Romney has won

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Eric Florack on February 6th, 2008

The McCain animus apparently transcends ideology. He has admitted his mistakes on immigration, and would not raise taxes, while his ACU ratings are good, and his ADA/ACLU scores are lousy – nearly the exact opposite of those of Obama and

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davidl on February 5th, 2008

Local plug, wasn’t a bad weekend for Upstate New York.  Syracuse grad, Art Monk got elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame.  Well deserved.  Waterloo native, Syracuse grad coach, and Rochester Institute of Technology head coach Tom Coughlin won the

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Eric Florack on February 5th, 2008

I see Mike Allen at The Politico is reporting the existence of a letter from Bob Dole to Rush Limbaugh, scolding the latter over his insistence on ‘strafing’, as Allen puts it, of John McCain.

And you know, absent Mr.

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Eric Florack on February 4th, 2008

I note with some degree of satisfaction, McQ saying:

Ed Morrissey brings us his take on the surprise chat between John McCain and Hillary Clinton on yesterday’s Fox News Sunday:

Part of the conservative complaint against McCain is his

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Eric Florack on February 4th, 2008

Well, we now understand why William Kristol got hired at the leftist rag, called the New York Times He seems willing to tow their party line… and their endorsements.

This is an important moment for the conservative movement. Not because

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Eric Florack on February 4th, 2008

Ron Coleman:

Here’s something … conservatives must understand if they don’t want to relegated to a fringe: The electorate is not all that conservative. We will not win the Presidency with a strong conservative candidate. You can’t deduce anything from

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